Weekend getaway – Jane W. Irwin Perennial Garden

Talking about Papaver bracteatum brought to my mind the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) visited many years ago. I didn’t see this species there, but I used in the shop the featured picture with Papaver orientale (a similar species) taken in the Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden (part of NYBG).

So, a good occasion to show a few more pictures from Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden, which I found particularly lovely. The weather wasn’t quite good and they were taken with an old camera. Even so, you will understand the ‘spirit’ of this garden and maybe found inspiration for your garden.

The initial geometrical design of D.U. Kiley in the 1970s had seen a few modifications in the 1980s; the plantings were modified as well. Today’s look is the creation of public space designer Lynden B. Miller, who used the existing garden structure like a painter’s palette to combine various perennials, bulbs, shrubs and annual plants to achieve a masterful work of living art.
Although I’ve only seen it only  once, in early summer, I easily imagine how this garden beautifully transforms continuously throughout the seasons.

To visit the whole NYBG one needs a short vacation, especially in late May/June when also the peonies are in flower!
There is a peony album which I still keep on the website; I like to have a ‘peony viewing’ once in a while ;)
One picture per blossom: A Peony Album